Do you hate buying canned soups for use in recipes? Do you want something healthier and less costly? These recipes make perfect substitutes for 1 can of soup.
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk or other liquid (as specified in variations)
- Melt the butter in heavy saucepan.
- Blend in flour and salt. Cook until bubbly.
- Remove from heat and gradually stir or whisk in liquid.
- Return to heat and cook, constantly stirring until smooth and thickened.
- Cream of chicken: Use 1/2 c. milk and 1/2 c. chicken broth as the liquid. Add 1/4 tsp. poultry seasoning or sage.
- Cream of celery: Saute´ 1/2 c. chopped celery and 1 T. finely chopped onion in the margarine before adding flour. Use milk for liquid.
- Cream of mushroom: Saute´1/4 c. finely chopped mushrooms and 1 T. finely chopped onion in margarine before adding flour. Use milk for liquid.
- Tomato: Use tomato juice as liquid. Add a dash each of garlic salt, onion salt, basil, and oregano.
- Cheddar cheese: Use milk for liquid. Stir into the finished sauce 1/2 c. shredded sharp cheddar cheese and 1/4 tsp. dry mustard.
- Cream of shrimp: Drain the liquid from a small can of tiny shrimp into a measuring cup. Fill cup with milk to measure 1 cup of liquid. Add a dash of pepper, onion salt, curry powder, and paprika to the finished sauce, and stir in the shrimp.
We only eat homemade soups and I don't make a lot of recipes that use canned soups so this is great to know when those occasional recipes come up since I don't keep canned soups on hand.
ReplyDeleteI love this trick, use it to make cream of broccoli or aspargus, delish.
ReplyDeleteI love this trick, use it to make cream of broccoli or aspargus, delish.
ReplyDeleteI love too love this trick. It's so much better then canned cream soups! I think people tend to think making their own would be difficult!
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